The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-05
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Police Headquarters. La Sale
Jupag.--Hon George s. Eldredge was in
Chicago this week on legal business.
O.B.-O. B. Ryon. junior partner of the
law firm Of Ryan & Son. Of Streator, was In
town this week.
CHAMpIoS-Billy Meyer, the little whirl-
wind from the coal city. was in town the fore
part Of the week.
LAcoN.-W. L. Wales, Of Lacon, was in
this city on business this week,
LAw.-Tom Haskins, the rising young La
Sale attorney, was in town on business Mon
day.
ScHURTz.--Mr. Z. Schurlz. Of MENDOZA
was the guest of friends in this city on Mon
day.
HoBBL.-One of Joliets boom citizens, in
the person Of Mr. T. Hobbs, was in this city
on Monday.
SEL.-O. f. Selby, of La Sale, was in
town on Monday.
OwS.--Tommy Riordan, the new turnkey
Of he Jail, is safe man to place money on.
He won't trust Sireator man with the
chores
BRAp.-Ed. Bradford, Of Chicago, spent
Sunday with his parents on the north side.
"NlcK. "-"Nick" Cummings, Of the clas
sic city Of natural gas. WAS in town this
week.
sHERIpY.--Sherif Morrissey is again able
to be about, after bad siege of fever.
CRowpER.-W. N. Neeley has sold his
noted pacing stallion, tom Crowder,' to
Rose & Nance, Of Bloomington. Ia, for 81 500
cash.
ScorT.-Lawson Scott, one Of Mendota's
representative citizens, visited this city on
Monday.
FRosr.-Mr. II. Frost, Of La Sale, graced
our streets with his beaming presence on
Monday.
Sup-Chas. Gibbs, Ophir's representative
in the County Board, was IN town on Sunday.
HoDGE.-John F. Hodge, Of Morris, paid
this city visit last Saturday.
Lass. s. Pippett, Of La Sale, was in
this city on Saturday last.
HoME-Geo. Forbes, the versatile and
successful knight of the grip, returned from
his western tour the other day.
LuoY.-Mrs. Timothy Lucy, Of La Sale,
spent Sunday with friends in this city.
MonnlssEY. Misses Mollie and Maggie
Morrissey spent part Of last week in La
Sale, the guest Of friends.
MARsHAL.-City Marshal Hall of StreatOr,
was in town this week, in connection with
the Boiler case.
U. S-U. s. Ellsworth, of Deer Park, was
in this city on Tuesday.
MovED.-H. j. Gillen has moved from
Ottawa Ave. to the Bernhard house on Madi
son street.
"Doc. doc" Smith, Of Streator, was a
witness in the Boiler case on Tuesday. Docs
side whiskers are 90 glossy as ever, and he
looks as clipper as bird.
BARE. s. Barney, Esq, of st. Paul,
formerly of this city, was here this week
and last, in attendance upon the final illness
and burial of his late brother Thomas.
RALpu-Ralph Gridley is rapidly improv
ing and hopes to soon be ut work
"CnEr.-Little "Chst' Ruger is getting
along finely, and will hereafter steer clear Of
the Wild West.
LAND. J. Geraghty, the Streator land
agent, called on friends here on Monday.
HoMs--Mrs. Kent and daughter. Of Quin
cy, who have been the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John W. Kelly for few days, have
departed for home.
WALrrR.--Wsltsr Reeves, the blonde morn.
ing-glory Of Streator, was in town several
times this week.
LovR.-Walter Lovejoy, Of the acqueduct
company at strestor, spent Sunday in this
city.
STRouD.-P. Stroud, of Alhsmbra, Cal,
favored this office with call on Monday.
DRUMMER.-Dave Batcheller has accepted
position as travelling salesman with the
Victor Roller Mills.
PoRTER.-David Porter, of Chicago, broth
or of the esteemed janitor Of the court house,
was the guest Of the latter during the fore
part of the week.
PREs,-W. ]. Nicely was elected president,
and also q director, Of the. American Essex
Association, at the annual convention of the
associ alton at Springfield on last Friday.
Ev-Rev. Holmes, Of the First M. E.
church, spent Monday in Chicago.
ORp.--Mrs. +. d. IIaldeman miss Olive
NewbeOker), Of Ord, Nebraska, is in the city
Dis.--The lumber firm of Young Il Nash
has been Dissolved by mutual consent, Mr..
W. W. Nash. of the old firm, continuing the
business at the old stand.
FRANCE.-Mr. Ed Cameron, artist, Of this
city, who recently left the city for New York,
has reconsiiered his intention of locating
there. and has sailed for France again to
make his home in Paris.